Author Question: What environmental disaster struck the nation during the Depression? A) Locust Infestation B) ... (Read 41 times)

melina_rosy · **on:** Jul 4, 2018

What environmental disaster struck the nation during the Depression?

A) Locust Infestation
B) Dust Bowl
C) Lower than normal temperatures on the Great Plains
D) Potato famine
E) Global warming

Question 2

Which of the following steps did Herbert Hoover not take to revive the economy after the stock-market crash?

A) He advised municipal and state governments to create jobs through public-works projects.
B) He set up the Emergency Committee for Employment to coordinate the efforts of voluntary relief agencies.
C) He persuaded Congress to pass the National Industrial Recovery Act, which embodied ideas of industrial self-regulation and business-government cooperation.
D) He persuaded Congress to establish the Reconstruction Finance Corporation to make loans to banks and other lending institutions.
E) He urged business leaders to maintain wages and employment.